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Figure 2.8.1: MO Diagram For Ammonia
Figure 2.8.1: MO Diagram For Ammonia
We can now attempt the MO diagram for \(NH_3\), building on the result we obtained with triangular \(H_3^+\).
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\(P_4\) molecule and \(P_4^{2+}\) ion
By analogy to \(NH_3\) we can construct the MO picture for one vertex of the \(P_4\) tetrahedron, and then multiply
the result by 4 to get the bonding picture for the molecule. An important difference is that there is relatively little
\(s-p\) hybridization in \(P_4\), so the lone pair orbitals have more \(s\)-character and are lower in energy than the
bonding orbitals, which are primarily \(p\sigma\).
Highest occupied MO is a bonding orbital \(\rightarrow\) break one bond, 5 bonds left
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